Apple has once again pwned the world with its phenomenal sales of the iPhone 3G. However, they were equally pwned in kind by third party devs and their recent releases of the iPhone jailbreaking tools, PwnageTool and WinPwn. Check out the unique synergy the homebrew community has with Apple in the latest set of updates for this week's Apple Weekend Warrior feature after the jump.

Picking up from its successful release of the iPhone firmware 2.0, Apple has already rolled out the beta version of the next software update for developers. The firmware comes with a release of the new iPhone SDK along with several interesting GPS features, completing this special developers-centric package. Find out more about this in our full article after the jump.

Developer jonz has recently announced the release of version 2.2.4 of the NES.app homebrew emulator for the iPhone. Among other updates, this new build gets rid of its old landscape code, and carries several new bug fixes. Further details are available in the full article.

Download: NES.app v2.2.4

Homebrew developers who are interested in seeing how the iphone-dev team was able to come up with the jailbreaking utilities for the iPhone can finally check out the development tools used to create both PwnageTool and Winpwn. The developers recently announced that its xpwn 0.3 development sources are now available for download on the github website. For more details on what xpwn does, read our full article on it after the jump.

Windows XP users who recently updated their iPhones with the new firmware 2.0 can now experience the same freedom that their Mac siblings have been enjoying with the latest release of cmw's WinPwn 2.0. Designed exclusively for the PC platform, the new version of WinPwn supports both firmware 1.1.4 and 2.0, and is compatible with the new iPhone 3G.

Download: WinPwn 2.0

Getting yourself a MacBook for less than a thousand bucks definitely sounds like the sweetest deal you'll ever score on an Apple product. Analysts predicted that this new price point may soon become a reality due to the projected marketing strategy which will be implemented by the Cupertino-based company. Find out more about this price slashing revelation in our full article after the jump.

After a very successful launch, it's no surprise that Apple is experiencing a shortage of it's ever-popular Apple iPhone 3G. But consumers hungry for their slice of Apple iPhone 3G pie won't have to wait for too long - Apple is currently working on fixing the shortage. The world will also see the sought-after iPhone 3G units launched in 20 other countries next month. More details in the full article.

Nothing can be easier than customizing the look of your iPhone thanks to the help of the homebrew UI changer, IntelliScreen. Developed by Intelliborn, the version 1.09b fixes a bug when trying to install the app for the first time. You can read the rest of the new changes since our previous coverage of IntelliScreen after the jump.

A couple of months ago, developer jonz started implementing firmware 2.0 support for the iPhone-based NES emulator, NES.app. However, with the recent release of firmware 2.0, it seems like the coder has finally decided to give the emulator some proper support following the new software update. Find out more about the new changes in our full article.

Download: NES.app v2.2.1

The iPhone-dev team recently released PwnageTool v2.0, a program that allows users to activate and jailbreak their iPhone units, including the iPhone 3G. The team decided to spruce up the application and work on it a bit further though, which leads us to the release of PwnageTool v2.0.1. Find out more about it after the jump.

Download: PwnageTool v2.0.1